Correspondent
KOLKATA, July 01 2020 (HS): Since the introduction of Unlock 01 last month, more and more young Indians are now seeking quick and stress-free getaways close to home or at short distances. to stay at handpicked hotels at affordable cost.
In view of this new trend, a number of reputed and leading integrated tour and travel operators in the country have currently introduced an array of such pocket friendly mini vacations for this large section of upper middle class Indians.
This new tendency was revealed in a recent study conducted by India's leading integrated travel and tour company Thomas Cook India Limited which said: "About 75 per cent of over 10,000 respondents who were keen on a domestic holiday however give top most priority on health and proper safety during their brief getaways."
To ensure a perfect blend, most of the country's major domestic travel and tour operators have now launched a number of week end tour packages to allow Indians to unwind at hotels in their home towns or at a convenient drivable distance close to home not only to save time and additional travel expenses, but also without having the stress of complex itinerary planning.
Hotels have been carefully selected in partnership with local reputed health clinics to ensure maintenance of top class health and safety standards at affordable cost. Less time spent on travelling results in more time on the actual holiday - to rest, relax and indulge in precious me-time or family fun time, the study has revealed.
Keeping these necessities in view each of these vacations has now been designed with care, offering a rejuvenating holiday experience at a single location and a choice of unique accommodation: resorts, colonial mansions, heritage bungalows to celebrate marriage anniversaries, birthdays and other social gatherings in the comfort of a home-away-from-home, along with immersive experiences of mouth watery cuisine, the refreshing outdoors, wildlife and even some small adventures.
A range of such popular home away from home destinations on offer have now been found in cities like Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Cochin, Udaipur, Indore, Bhopal, Lucknow, Bhubaneswar as well as drivable locales like Mysore, Lonavala, Kumarakom, Pench, Goa, Digha, Sunderbans, Mandarmoni and even Darjeeling among others, where over 5,000 such brief vacations have already been arranged and the number is still growing, the study revealed.